One of my first thoughts when starting to review Call of the Elder Gods was I now have so much egg on my face you could slap me with a frying pan and call me an omelet. After expressing some fatigue with the concept of Cthulhu, I review not one, but two games in a row bearing his influence. I guess I’m just CGM’s Cthulhu guy now, such is the pull of the Old God’s influence.

Obviously, I’m kidding since the work of H.P. Lovecraft, problematic though it is, does provide creators with interesting and fertile ground for some truly unique experiences—both in terms of narrative and gameplay. Call of the Elder Gods lands somewhere in the middle for me. It’s a game with some interesting ideas, but it falters a bit at the all-important execution.

The story of Call of the Elder Gods concerns Evangeline Drayton, who has been plagued with strange dreams of an ancient civilization and a mystical artifact. After suffering a months-long case of amnesia, she seeks out Professor... Read more